Vaping etiquette

[spinsheet]

I'm brand new to this, about 3 weeks now and was wondering if there was any kind of accepted etiquette when vaping. Where I live I've only seen two people using e-cigs, one that looked like a real cig and another that looked like an eGo.

Do you guys only vape where smoking is allowed? Would you pull the thing out in a bar? In a mall? I enjoy vaping but don't want to give it a bad name or get all confrontational with anyone. We do have one bar here that specifically does not allow it, I only know that because my friend is a bartender there and I turned him on to e-cigs. Do most bars have rules regarding vaping?

 

[Jazzi Mike]

I guess for me that question has different answers depending on the amount of cocktails I have consumed... Haha, normally, I just vape outside when I follow my friends outside to smoke. As the night progresses though, sometimes, I might take a few stealth drags off of my e cig. At work, I pretty much only use it outside. Same thing at my university. They banned smoking on the entire campus even outside, so I just sneak a vape in the bathroom.

One of my classmates vapes in the classroom before class starts. I am not that brave, so I don't do it.

 

[Tvan]

Welcome! Your going to get a lot of different answers. The mall, I wouldn't but that's just me. I haven't seen anyone else vaping at the mall in my area either. Bar, I would ask permission first. Personally, I won't go to designated smoking area. I will vape in non smoking areas as long as I'm one, outside, two, a respectful distance from others.

 

[State O' Flux]

I would ask permission first.

Best answer you're going to get. A show of respect can turn an non-vapist into a pro-vapist... instead of an anti-vapist. Always carry around some "what is vaping" cards to hand out.

 

[smacuser]

I say use your discretion. I tend to ask first at mom-and pop establishments with who I am comfortable and be stealthy at the grocery or franchises. I have my own office, so there's no problem there. It's easy to have a quick one here and there, under your breath, then go outside for a session.

 

[spinsheet]

Interesting. I originally thought (erroneously I see) that since it was not smoking it would be allowed anywhere but after reading a bunch of threads I see otherwise. I guess the rest of the world needs to catch up to this and understand what it is and what it's not. Until then discretion is key.

 

[Nightcreeper]

Courtesy and manners are never a bad thing. How would you feel if the shoe was on the other foot? That is my philosophy on most things, and, generally never misleads me.

 

[serenity21899]

I follow the smoking rules. No use in pissing people off who don't understand. I don't drink so I cannot comment on bars and their policies, but I think it best just to ask, no matter what.

 

[smacuser]

Interesting. I originally thought (erroneously I see) that since it was not smoking it would be allowed anywhere but after reading a bunch of threads I see otherwise. I guess the rest of the world needs to catch up to this and understand what it is and what it's not. Until then discretion is key.

It's easier for owners to say no than to have to explain a hundred times to patrons why it's not smoking.

 

[JoE619]

It's easier for owners to say no than to have to explain a hundred times to patrons why it's not smoking.

very true and happens a lot more than you think! also it depends where u live(bigger cities tend to be "informed" more than lil towns)

 

[Intervap]

If people are eating, I don't vape. Some people just find it repugnant and I respect that. However, if a coffee shop allows vaping I will vape while I drink my coffee. It all comes down to your location really. I haven't even seen one person with a cigalike in my town so even vaping outside at the college can get people upset (they think it's illegal sometimes).
It really depends on your comfort with discussing vaping and personal morals too.

 

[bosun]

Think of the anti-smoking climate. Initially not enough people were quitting. Then someone came up with the bright idea of second hand smoke. So things went from "you're stupid killing yourself like that but I don't care" to "OMG you're killing me and my kids with that disgusting thing". Thats when the fecal material hit the fan and smokers became second class citizens/pariahs/criminals. A non-smoker seeing one of those huge clouds of vapor is sure that it is gong to kill him and will act accordingly.

 

[Choc_Addic]

I vap,
In my room.
In my back/front yard.
Smoking area.
In the street if smoking is allowed (some townships don't allow smoking near buildings than I don't).
In the car with windows up! (my car is tinted.).

Don't start something that you can't stop.
For example, vaping in the car where people see you do it. Just common sense! Only need someone gets upset who does not know what vaping is! Just don't. We don't need any bad press.

Cheers

 

[ScandaLeX]

I vap,
In my room.
In my back/front yard.
Smoking area.
In the street if smoking is allowed (some townships don't allow smoking near buildings than I don't).
In the car with windows up! (my car is tinted.).

Don't start something that you can't stop.
For example, vaping in the car where people see you do it. Just common sense! Only need someone gets upset who does not know what vaping is! Just don't. We don't need any bad press.

Cheers

You lost me here.

If you're vaping in YOUR car what difference would it make to other people?
For all they know, you're smoking unless you're using something that doesn't look like a cig-alike.

Either way, I don't get what business it'd be to someone else what you're doing in your own vehichle.

 

[Choc_Addic]

Either way, I don't get what business it'd be to someone else what you're doing in your own vehichle.

Some one calling a cop on you and you having to clear it up? My time and the cop's time is valuable?
I won't waste my time and i won't waste the time of the cop whose time is more important than having to clear up the mess.

Just think.

Cheers.

 

[RTGAL]

Pretty much I try to just be respectful of others. Yeah I know it is not smoke. But everyone else does not realize it. In the interest of keeping the peace and keep it on the DL.

 

[JoE619]

Some one calling a cop on you and you having to clear it up? My time and the cop's time is valuable?
I won't waste my time and i won't waste the time of the cop whose time is more important than having to clear up the mess.

Just think.

Cheers.

X2 totally agree

 

[JulesXsmokr]

about all I do is not blow the vape nearby into someone elses face. Other than that I'm vaping..time for others to realize, maybe they've got something there, that's not bad after all...we research, it's their job to do the same..

 

[ScandaLeX]

So basically if you're vaping in your car you have to sneak to do it; hence some busy body will call the cops.
I'm sorry, but I'm not doing anything wrong in my car and I am not going to allow someone elses preconceived notion that I am turn me into someone who has to sneak a vape in my own ride.

 

[SirSteve]

Generally I follow smoking rules, the its not smoking its vaping thing is being addressed by business and governments, and not to our advantage. We can try to to educate, however some are just unable or unwilling to learn, or accept anything that goes against their preconceived notions.

Sadly it seems that the more of us that use vaping to keep from smoking, the more the rest of the world insists on putting us in the same category as the smokers most of us once were.

However I will not go as far as not vaping in the car, I will hold off if I see a cop car, I would rather avoid the hassle, others feel differently. That is a personal choice, I am not going to change their mind, they are not going to change mine. We just need to focus on our common ground and not our differences.